Morning Glories are Beautiful When Open or Closed
Morning Glories are Beautiful When Open or Closed discusses the morning glory family and explains why the author finds these flowers appealing whether they are open or closed.
This Beautiful Live Oak Shows Personality with It’s Gnarled Branches
This Beautiful Live Oak Shows Personality with It’s Gnarled Branches discusses the oaks and other trees in central Florida and how the older live oaks, especially, show a lot of individuality and personality. This image attempts to capture some of that personality.
Brittle False Pimpernel is a Weed, but It’s Also Beautiful and Useful
Brittle False Pimpernel is a Weed, but It’s Also Beautiful and Useful tells the story of this plant that is naturalized to Florida. It discusses why some people consider it a weed, while others call it decorative or medicinal.
An Interesting and Exciting Experience with the Beautiful White Ibis
An Interesting and Exciting Experience with the Beautiful White Ibis tells readers about the author’s recent adventure with a flock of immature American white ibises. It also relays some interesting information about these cool wading birds.
The Iconic Red-legged Grasshopper is Important to the Ecosystem
The Iconic Red-legged Grasshopper is Important to the Ecosystem discusses the pros and cons of these common grasshoppers. It discusses how they can be crop pests, but they are also an important link to the rest of the food chain.
Clearing Storm Clouds at Sunset Become a Colorful Display
Clearing Storm Clouds at Sunset Become a Colorful Display explains the authors choice of this colorful photograph after three days of stormy, dismal weather where she lives. It also explains how this colorful evening show came to be.
Even Florida Can Have Some Special Winter Beauty
Even Florida Can Have Some Special Winter Beauty tells readers about recent frost and forecast frost for north central Florida. It also discusses the author’s feelings about cold weather and frost.
Surprise, It’s a Beautiful Sweet Potato Vine!
Surprise, It’s a Beautiful Sweet Potato Vine tells readers the story of a stray ornamental sweet potato vine that found a home in a bag of potting soil. The image shows some of the first flower buds that the vine produced.
The Pine Flatwoods are a Unique and Beautiful Florida Habitat
The Pine Flatwoods are a Unique and Beautiful Florida Habitat defines what pine flatwoods are and explains the two types. It also gives readers some interesting details about this uniquely Floridian habitat.
A Great Blue Skimmer this Summer was a Happy Surprise
A Great Blue Skimmer this Summer was a Happy Surprise tells the story of how the author discovered and identified this dragonfly that had been hanging around. It also gives readers some basic facts about Great blue skimmers.
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